{"id":27995,"date":"2020-10-07T15:55:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T19:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/des-chercheurs-de-linrs-concoivent-la-camera-uv-la-plus-rapide-au-monde\/"},"modified":"2021-05-21T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:38:41","slug":"des-chercheurs-de-linrs-concoivent-la-camera-uv-la-plus-rapide-au-monde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/news\/inrs-researchers-design-the-worlds-fastest-uv-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"INRS Researchers Design the World\u2019s Fastest UV Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The team of Professor Jinyang Liang, a specialist in ultrafast imaging at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with an international team of researchers, has developed the fastest camera in the world capable of recording photons in the ultraviolet (UV) range in real time. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This original research is featured on the front cover of the 10th issue of the journal Laser & Photonics Reviews<\/em>. Imagine being able to snap a picture of extremely fast events on the order of a picosecond (11 zeros after the decimal point!). Compressed ultrafast photography (CUP) captures the entire process in real time and unparalleled resolution with just one click. The spatial and temporal information is first compressed into an image and then, using a reconstruction algorithm, it is converted into a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Developing a Compact Instrument for UV<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Artistic impression of single-shot UV-CUP which made the front cover of the 10th issue of the journal Laser & Photonics Reviews.
Picture : Wiley-VCH GmbH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Until now, this technique was limited to visible and near-infrared wavelengths, and thus to a specific category of physical events. \u201cMany phenomena that occur on very short time scales also take place on a very small spatial scale. To see them, you need to sense shorter wavelengths. Doing this in the UV or even X-ray ranges is a remarkable step toward this goal,\u201d says Jinyang Liang<\/a>, who led the study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To record in this new range of wavelengths and to develop the technique into a user-friendly product, researchers designed a compact UV-CUP system with Christian\u2010Yves C\u00f4t\u00e9 of Axis Photonique Inc<\/a>. via an academia-industry collaboration. The new system features a patterned photocathode, which is used to simultaneously detect and encode \u201cblack light\u201d. \u201cLike a standard camera, our technology is passive. It does not produce light; it receives it. Therefore, our photocathode had to be sensitive to the photons emitted as UV light. This design makes our technique a stand-alone system that can be easily integrated into various experimental platforms,\u201d says Jinyang Liang, who has been contributing to the development of CUP since his postdoctorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liang worked with Fran\u00e7ois L\u00e9gar\u00e9<\/a>, also an INRS professor, to generate and take images of UV pulses at the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe outstanding research environment at the \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre of INRS is very helpful. It is so much more efficient when all necessary design, manufacturing, and characterization capabilities are available in the same building.\u201d  <\/p>Jinyang Liang<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


Dividing up the Reconstruction Problem<\/strong> reconstruction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Compact, one-box UV-CUP system.
Photo : Jinyang Liang<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTaking the picture is only the first half of the job,\u201d says Jinyang Liang. \u201cIt also has to be reconstructed.\u201d To do this, the researchers developed a new algorithm, more efficient than standard algorithms, via their collaboration with Boston University. Its strength comes from a division of tasks. \u201cRather than solve the reconstruction problem as a lump, the algorithm divides the reconstruction into smaller problems that it tackles individually. It\u2019s like trying to eat a cake. Instead of finishing it in one mouthful, you enjoy it much more one small bite at a time,\u201d explains Professor Liang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the innovations in both hardware and software, UV-CUP has an imaging speed of 0.5 trillion frames per second. It produces videos with 1500 frames in large format. As a light-speed imager, UV-CUP sees flying UV photons in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt always fascinates me when you can watch the fastest object in the universe in such great detail.\u201d<\/p>Yingming Lai, a Master\u2019s student at INRS and the first author of the article<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Even though it is the fastest camera in the world, the device can still be improved. For example, the chosen photocathodes have limited efficiency, so researchers want to explore other types of materials. Regarding reconstruction, Jinyang Liang says that the algorithm has greatly improved the quality, but that it still takes quite a long time. To increase its speed, he is collaborating with Professor Tiago Falk<\/a>, also from INRS, on using artificial intelligence to improve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device developed through this international collaboration will be sent to the research laboratory SOLEIL Synchrotron in France to visualize physical phenomena. It could capture laser-plasma generation, a phenomenon that is essential for deducing certain properties of materials, and UV fluorescence, which is important in medical imaging to identify biomarkers linked to diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


About INRS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

INRS<\/a> is a university dedicated exclusively to graduate level research and training. Since its creation in 1969, INRS has played an active role in Quebec\u2019s economic, social, and cultural development and is ranked first for research intensity in Quebec and second in Canada. INRS is made up of four interdisciplinary research and training centres in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes, with expertise in strategic sectors: Eau Terre Environnement<\/a>, \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications<\/a>, Urbanisation Culture Soci\u00e9t\u00e9<\/a>, and Armand-Frappier Sant\u00e9 Biotechnologie<\/a>. The INRS community includes more than 1,400 students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members, and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n

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